Medal for the Sons of the Revolution depicting George Washington Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732–1799, LL.D. 1781

1883

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Brass

Dimensions

5.93 g, 12:00, 23 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

2001.87.20683

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: SONS OF THE REVOLUTION 1883 Bust of George Washington r.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Soldier standing with 1773 below.
Provenance
Francis P. Garvan, New York, about 1930; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1930 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

medals

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